The Hiroshima Prefectural Government has invited foreign and Japanese high school students to discuss global peace, share ideas, deepen mutual understanding, and spread a message of peace around the world to obtain a world without nuclear weapons.
Hiroshima Junior International Forum Declaration
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Hiroshima Junior International Forum Declaration (PDFファイル)(292KB)
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Outline
- Hosted by Hiroshima Prefectural Government
- Date: (Wednesday) August 14 through (Sunday) -18, 2024
- Location: International Convention Center Hiroshima
- Theme: What we can contribute to achieve a peaceful world.
(Initiatives toward the abolition of nuclear weapons, reconstruction and peacebuilding)
| Category | Number of Participants | Countries(Regions) |
|---|---|---|
|
Foreign high school students from overseas |
18people (15 countries) |
Armenia, Cambodia, China, Germany (2), Indonesia (2), Italy, Mexico, Myanmar, Oman, Peru(2), the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, USA, Uzbekistan
※Of the overseas participants, those from China, Mexico, South Korea and USA (bold) are invitees from Sichuan, Guanajuato, Gyeongsangbuk-do and Hawaii, with which Hiroshima Prefecture has friendship and other partnerships. The participants from Italy and Germany (italic) are from high schools that were visited by the participants of “Youth Caravan from Hiroshima” who were dispatched to G7 countries following the results of the G7 Hiroshima Summit. |
|
Foreign high school students living in Japan |
22 people (13 countries) |
Argentina, Canada, Chile, Finland, France(2), Germany, Iceland, Italy, Myanmar(2), New Zealand(3), Switzerland(3), Thailand, USA(4) |
|
Japanese High school students |
46people |
| Date | Time（JST） | Details |
|---|---|---|
|
August 14 |
9:00～19:50 |
Orientation |
|
August 15 |
9:00～17:30 |
Lecture and group discussion on reconstruction and peacebuilding |
|
August 16 |
9:00～17:30 |
Tour of the Peace Memorial Museum |
|
August 17 |
10:00～17:00 |
Finalization of the Hiroshima Declaration |
|
August 18 |
9:00～12:00 |
Preparation for the debriefing session |
※JST：Japan Standard Time
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